Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr President. And, having answered Senator Keneally's question, I want to go to other aspects of her question—that is, the decision on the issue that we're discussing today coming before cabinet. The Labor Party choose to politicise their questions to me—all day yesterday; all day today. It's a quote-a-thon. I'm sure we'll have George Christensen quoted at some point today, others tomorrow.

The fact is that you are playing politics with this question because you actually have no plan. You actually have no plan yourselves to take forward. You have had eight different positions on this question—eight! Whether it's Chris Bowen, whether it's Mark Butler, whether it's the fantastic member for Hunter, who sadly won't be running at the next election, which provides an opportunity for this side of the chamber, quite frankly, or whether it's Meryl Swanston and the like, you are much more divided on this question going forward than we ever have been. The National Party is focused on its— (Time expired)